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McG Senate Committees

In order to effectively deal with the amount of work which comes before the Senate each sesssion, the chamber is divided into standing committees and subcommittees. These committees have legislative jurisdication in most cases. They deal with bills first. The subcommittees address specific parts of the committees work in smaller chunks. Committee chairs control the business of the committee. Click on the links below to see legislation currently under consideration by each committee.

United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senator Jenna Miller (Chairman)
Senator Claire Carr
Senator Grace Williamson (Ranking Member)
Senator Reilly Rendeiro

Bills Under Consideration
P.A.W.S. (Senator Miller)
P.O.N.I.E.S. (Senator Williamson)

United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Senator Julia Morton
Senator Marui Soomro
Senator Sophie Primeaux
Senator Cassidy Day
Senator Aggie Bell (Ranking Member)

Bills Under Consideration
F.I.R.E.A.R.M.S. Act (Senator Rendeiro)
S.O.F.A. Act (Senator Bell)
HIPA Act (Senator Soomro and Senator Primeaux)
Autism Tablet Program (Senator Morton)
Let Every Family Find A Child Act (Senator Day)

United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Molly Ryan (Chairman)
Senator Camille Liederman
Senator Mary Beth Moore (Ranking Member)

Bills Under Consideration
S.P.O.C.K. Act (Senator Carr)
SANCTIONS Act (Senator Moore)
P.A.I.R. Act (Senator Liederman)
CRC Resolution (Senator Ryan)

United States Senate Committee on Health, Education and Labor

Membership:
Senator Lemmler(D): Chair
Senator Wise (D)
Senator Joseph (D)
Senator Woods (D)
Senator Miller (D)
Senator Kukla(R)--Ranking Member
Senator Gagnard (R)

Bills Under Consideration:

F.I.R.E. Act Referred to Committee (Senator Brown) DENIED DENIED
Advocating Adoption; Minimizing Abortion (Senator Gagnard)) DENIED DENIED
C.O.N.D.O.M.S. (Senators Pumilia and McNairy) PASSED PASSED w/amendments
C ommunity Arts Education (Senator Lemmler) PASSED DENIED
Austism Gap (Senator Harris, P.) PASSED PASSED w/amendments
C.O.P (Senator Wise) PASSED DENIED
Keep Our Kids Off the Streets (Senator Harris, D.) PASSED Passed w amendments

United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Membership:
Senator Matherne(D): Chair
Senator Stokes(D)
Senator Steele(D)
Senator Laborde (D)
Senator Sharpe(D)
Senator Lemonier(D)
Senator O'Quinn(D)
Senator Lanaux(R): Ranking Member
Senator LaBorde(D)

Bills Under Consideration:

Green for Green (Senator O'Quinn) DENIED PASSED
Humane Slaughter Act (Senator Steele) PASSED DENIED
FUNding Wetlands Protection Act (Senator Sharpe) PASSED
School Lunch Improvement (Senator Lemonier)
Food Hubs (Senator Stokes)

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Membership:
Brown(R)
Drennan (D)
Pearlissa(D)
Cathy(D)
Morgan(D)
Ellen(D)
Weston(D)
Stephanie(D)
Darian(D)

Bills Under Consideration:

C.O.N.D.O.M.S. Act PASSED
ADOPT Act PASSED
Net Neutrality Act
ALIEN Act
18? Cheers DENIED

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Membership:
Breon(D), Chair
Darian(D)
Alaina(R)
Woods (D)
O'Quinn(D)
Brown(R)
Stephanie(D)

Bills Under Consideration: